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Second Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9950 Laredo Drive, Commerce City, CO 80022 · (720) 685-7550 · Part of School District 27J

Commerce City’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
697
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Second Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Commerce City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Commerce City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Second Creek Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9950 Laredo Drive, Commerce City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K92
Kindergarten92
Grade 1108
Grade 278
Grade 3104
Grade 499
Grade 5124
Enrollment over time
753’20
869’21
678’22
643’23
697’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%White 21%Black 8%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Second Creek Elementary School from Commerce City families.

Other schools in School District 27J

The district →
Bromley East Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brighton
C+
1,214 students29:1
Reunion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
B
742 students19:1
Turnberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
C
742 students18:1
West Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
B
690 students17:1
Southlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
673 students22:1
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brighton
672 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Commerce City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.